Cigarette-machine



No. 610,855. Patented Sept. I3, I898.

D. J. CAMPBELL. CIGARETTE MACHINE.

(Application filed June 7, 1895.) (No Model.)

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DANIEL J. CAMPBELL, on NEW YORK, N. Ii, ssIeNOE TO THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JEEsEY.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,855, dated September 13, 1898.

Application filed June '7, 1895. Serial No. 551,961. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in cigarette machines, and particularly to a mechanism for delivering the cigarettes as they are formed in themachine and deposit ing them uniformly in a receptacle without handling by an attendant, which receptacle, when filled, may be transferred, with its contents, from the cigarette-machine to an attendant or to a counting and packing machine when the cigarettes are to be counted and boxed for the market.

In cigarette-machines as heretofore used the cigarettes as they are formed are conducted to the delivery end of the machine and dropped or thrown into a receptacle provided for them, and usually either without any attempt at orderly arrangement of the cigarettes within the receptacle or with the cigarettes arranged in the receptacleby an attendant as delivered from the machine. This method Of delivering the cigarettes'from the machine is very Objectionable, particularly at the high speed at which such machines are now commercially run, as the cigarettes when thrown or dropped into the receptacle are liable to be bruised or broken and if not arranged by the attendant are piled one upon the other in such a manner that those at the bottom of the receptacle are liable to become crushed out of shape or broken by the weight of the cigarettes above them. When the cigarettes are thus thrown promiscuously into the receptacle, also, it is necessary that the cigarettes be arranged uniformly by hand before or during the counting and packing of the cigarettes, involving much handling of the cigarettes. This arrangement of the cigarettes by the attendant, either as the cigarettes are delivered from the cigarette-machine Or after such delivery and in Or before counting and packing, not only requires the time of an attendant, but is injurious to the cigarettes, which should be handled turbed as little as possible.

The especial object of the present invenor distion is to provide a delivery mechanism for cigarettemachines which, receiving the cigarettes as they are formed, will conduct them to and deposit them in a receptacle uniformly and without injury to the cigarettes, thus avoiding all necessity of an attendant for arranging the cigarettes and any handling of the cigarettes for the purpose Of arranging them preliminary to counting and packing.

As a full understanding Of the invention can best be given by an illustration and a detailed description of an Organization e1nbOdying the same, such description will now be given, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in WlllOl1-- Figure 1 represents by end elevation a cigarette-machine equipped with delivery mechanism embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is asection on'the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig; 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the machine, illustrating some of the driving connections.

Referring to said drawings, 2 represents the frame of the machine, which is of that class in whichis formed a continuous cigaretterod. 3, from which lengths constituting cigarettes are severed by a suitable cutting mechanism," aportion of the mechanism for forming the cigarette-tube being shown at 4, Fig. 2. Upon the frame 2 is mounted a sliding plate 5, which carries the cigarette-cutting mechanism, consisting of a rotary cutter 6, the shaft of which is mounted in journals formed in lugs 7, projecting upwardly from the plate. The plate 5 also carries projecting upwardly therefrom a guiding-tube 8 and a delivery-tube 9, through which the ciga rette-rod 3 is guided past the cutter 6 and to the delivery end of the machine and between which the rotary cutter 6 acts in severing the rod 3 into cigarette lengths. The cigaretterod 3 after leaving the forming mechanism 4 is fed to the guiding and delivery tubes 8 9 by an apron 10,"passing over a pulley 11, the shaft of which is clutched to abevel-gear 12, connected by bevel-pinons 13 14 15 to the driving-shaft 16 of the machine.

The cigarette-rod 3 is presented to the cutter 6 at the proper time for the severance of a cigarette length by mechanism consisting of a cam 17, carried'by a pulley 18, connected by pinions 19 20 with the bevel-gear 12. The cam 17 engages at each revolution a pin 21, projecting from the side of the sliding plate 5, so as to move the latter toward the delivery end of the machine, and also engages a pin 22, sliding in a lug' 23 upon the sliding plate 5 and connected by an arm 24 to a pin 25, bearing against the side of the guiding-tube 8, which with the delivery-rod 9 is pivotally supported upon the plate 5, so as to be rocked transversely thereon to and from the cutter 6, so that upon each rotation of the cam 17 the latter will move the sliding plate, and with it the guiding-tube 8, the delivery-tube 9, and the cutter 6, toward the delivery end of the machine, and will as it completes this movement rock the guiding-tube 8 and deliverytube 9, with the cigarette-rod passing therethrough,outwardly against the cutter 6,which will then sever a cigarette length from the cigaretterod. As the cam 17 continues its rotation the guiding and delivery tubes 8 9 are withdrawn from the cutter and returned to normal position by a spring 26, connected to'the guiding-tube 8 and to the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 2, a second spring 27 also at the same time withdrawing the plate 5 and parts carried thereby from the delivery end of the machine. The cut-ter 6 is rotated from the pulley 18 by connections consisting of a belt 28, passing around a pulley 29 upon the cutter shaft, and thence around a pulley 30, upon the shaft of which is a second pulley 31, connected by a belt 32 with the pulley 18, as shown in Fig. 1.

The machine as thus far described is of a familiar form, and further description of its construction andoperation is therefore unnecessary. From the delivery-tube 9 the cigarettes, as they are severed from the cigaretterod by the cutter 6, are delivered to delivery mechanism embodying the presentinvention, which will now be described. This delivery mechanism consists of a hopper 33, arranged at the delivery end of the machine transversely to the feed of the cigarette-rod and provided at its upper end with a curved recess or pocket 34 and beneath said pocket with an inclined way 35, having arms 35 extending upwardly therefrom into position to receive the cigarettes from the recess or pocket 34 and support them at or near their ends as they are rolled downwardly by mechanism hereinafter described. The cigarettes as severed are conducted singly from the deliverytube 9 to the hopper 33 by a chute 36, arranged in line with the feed of the cigaretterod,which delivers each cigarette endwise or longitudinally into the pocket 34,which then delivers it sidewise onto the arms 35, and thence to the body of the inclined way 35, which in turn delivers it sidewise into a box 37, supported upon a table 38 at the base of the machine, the cigarettes thus delivered into the box 37 being piled one upon the other transversely to the length of the box in an orderly manner. The outer wall of the hopper 33?I. e, the wall farthest from the chute 36-extends outwardly, as will be observed, so as to form the outer wall of the pocket 34, which wall, as the cigarettes are delivered to the pocket from the chute 36, will engage their leading ends, and thus arrest their onward movement. To insure the delivery of the cigarettes sidewise into the box 37, means are employed for engaging each cigarette as it enters upon the arms 35 of the inclined way 35 and correcting any tendency it may have while rolling down the incline to turn endwise. The means shown in the present case consist of a gate 39, pivoted in the side walls of the hopper, the lower end of which rests upon the arms 35 of the inclined way, so as to intercept each cigarette and position it sidewise, so that all the cigarettes pass onward lying parallel with each other. The gate is extended upwardly in front of the pocket 34 a sufficient distance to prevent any cigarettes from jumping over it into the box 37 without passing down the incline. The gate 39 being pivoted is adapted to yield to permit the cigarettes to be moved past it, and for the purpose of so moving the cigarettes in the space between the arms 35 of the inclined way is located a downwardly-moving conveyer which in the form shown consists of an endless belt or apron 40, passing over rollers 41 42, supported on the under side of the way. The roller 41 is connected with the drivingshaft 16 by a belt 43, passing over a pulley 44 upon the roller-shaft and overa pulley 45 upon the driving-shaft. Means are provided also for moving the box past the delivery end of the inclined way 35 as the cigarettes are deposited thereon, consisting of an endless apron 46, passing around pulleys 47 48 and over the table 38, upon which the box rests. The shaft of roller 48 is provided with a worm-wheel 49, engaged by a worm 50, the shaft of which is connected by bevel-pinions 51 52 with the driving-shaft 16. The gearing for driving the apron 46 is so proportioned, as will be observed, as to secure a slow movement of the apron relatively to the operations of cutting and feeding the cigarettes to the box 37. The inclined way 35 is pivoted to the side walls of the hopper and projects downwardly into the box 37 with its lower end resting upon the bottom of the box, a roller 53, secured to the way, being interposed between it and the bottom of the box to reduce friction. Upon opposite sides of the inclined way 35, in line with the arms 35 and the gate 39, are a pair of guides 54 55, inclined downwardly and inwardly toward each other at their upper portions and projecting into the mouth of the box for engaging the ends of the cigarettes as they pass down the incline and moving them endwise, if necessary, so as to center I them before entering between the side walls of the box and maintain them in such posi- .tion. Then the cigarettes are projected into the pocket 34 at the head of the hopper by the chute 36, the rear ends of the cigarettes have a tendency upon leaving the chute and dropping therefrom into the pocket to fall forward toward the gate 39 in advance of the leading ends of the cigarettes, and as a result the cigarettes might sometimes be presented endwise instead of sidewise to the gate and be delivered to the box in that condition. I provide in the pocket 34 a vertical deflectorplate 56, (see Fig. 2,) which engages the leading end of each cigarette and guides it forward slightly toward the gate 39 as it enters the pocket.

The operation of the machine is as follows: As the cigarettes leave the delivery-tube 9 they drop singly into the chute 36 and, passing through the contracted end of the latter, are delivered endwiseinto the pocket 34, their leading ends being slightly deflected forward by the plate 56, so as to prevent any tendency of the cigarette to turn endwise with its rear end toward the gate 39, the endwise movement of the cigarettes when delivered into the pocket 34 being arrested by the engagement of the forward ends of the cigarettes with that portion of the outer wall of the hopper 33 in line with the pocket. The cigarettes drop from the pocket or recess 34 onto the arms 35, by which they are supported near their ends, and then advanced down the arms 35 by a conveyer, which in the machine shown consists of the apron 40, by which the cigarettes are then fed under the yielding gate 39, and the endwise movement of the cigarette when delivered into the pocket 34 being arrested by that portion of the outer wall of the hopper 33 in line with the pocket, which engages the forward or leading ends of the cigarettes, down the body portion of the incline 35, whence they pass into the box 37. The gate 39, engaging each cigarette, insures their delivery sidewise into the box and parallel with each other, and the side guides 54 55 engaging the ends, of the cigarettes as they are rolled down the inclined way 35 by the apron 40 will move them endwise, if necessary, to properly center them. During the delivery of the cigarettes into the box 37 the latter is moved slowlyforward by the apron 46 until the box is filled, and for the purpose of announcing this to the attendant, so that the machine may be stopped and the filled. box removed from the machine and another substituted for it, an alarm apparatus is employed consisting of a hammer-lever 57, piv-' oted in the side wall of the hopper and adapted to strike the side of the chute 36, which is of brass, and sound an alarm. The lever 57 is held normally out of striking position by a spring 58, connected to the lever and to the frame of the machine, and is actuated to strike the side of the chute 3G by a pin or projection 59 in the side of the box 3'7, which, engaging the tail of the lever, will throw its upper end inwardly against the side of the chute. In the present case the table 38 and apron are of such length as to accommodate two boxes for receiving the cigarettes, arranged end to end, so that as the first one is filled the second one will be automatically presented beneath the inclined way 35, so that there need be no stoppage of the machine upon the removal of the first box when filled. To permit the frame to pass from the first box when filled to the second, the ends of the boxes 37 are cut away to provide openings 63, which register when the boxes are end to end and through which the way may pass, the retained portions of the ends of the box serving to support and retain the cigarettes in the box, as

illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. Such openings are provided at both ends of the boxes, so that either end of the box may constitute its forward end, and for the same reason each box is provided with duplicate pins or projections 59 for operating the alarm apparatus, such pins being arranged upon opposite sides of the box at diametrically opposite ends. As soon as the first box is removed a third .box may be placed behind the second which is now being filled, or the first one, emptied of its contents, may be placed behind the second.

While my improved delivery mechanism has been shown and described in connection with a continuous-rod-cigarette machine and certain combinations in such machines form a part of the invention, this delivery mechanism having peculiar advantages in connection with such machines, this delivery mechanism and many features thereof may also be applied advantageously to machines of other classes for manufacturing cigarettes, cigars, or cheroots and other cylindrical articles, and the invention includes combinations of parts and features of construction not limited to machines of the class shown. I believe, however, that I am the first to provide a continuous-rod-cigarette machine with delivery or packing mechanism arranged to receive the cigarettes from the cigarette-machine and deliver them into a receptacle in uniform position, and my invention in such combined continuous-rod-cigarette machine and delivery or packing mechanism, considered broadly, is not to be limited to the construction or arrangement of the mechanism shown.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or otherlike articles, of a traveling receptacle for the articles, an inclined way projecting into the receptacle for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in the receptacle, a gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles sidewise, said gate being adapted to be moved out of intercepting position to permit the passage past it of the articles, substantially as described.

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2. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a traveling receptacle for the articles, an inclined way projecting into the receptacle for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in the receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined way for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in the receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, and means for moving the articles past the gate, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles delivered, an inclined way for receiving the articles from the machine and depositing them sidewisein said receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, and a conveyer in said way moving toward the receptacle for moving the articles past the gate, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a traveling receptacle for the articles, an inclined way projecting into the receptacle for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in said receptacle, a gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, said gate being adapted to be moved out of intercepting position to permit the passage past it of the articles, and guides on opposite sides of the way for engaging and centering the articles endwise, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a machine for makin g cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined way for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in the receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, guides on opposite sides of the way for engaging and centering the articles endwise, and means for moving the articles past the gate, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of areceptacle for the articles, an inclined way for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in said receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, guides on opposite sides of the way for engaging and centering the articles endwise, and a conveyor in said way for moving the articles past the gate, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a machine for makin g cigarettes or other like. articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined way for receiving the articles delivered from the machine and depositing them sidewise in said receptacle, a yielding gate in said way for in tercepting and positioning the articles sidewise, a conveyer in said way moving toward the receptacle for moving the articles past the gate, and means for supporting the receptacle and feeding it past the discharge end of the way as the articles are deposited therein, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined chute for receiving the articles from the machine and delivering them endwise therefrom, an inclined way arranged transversely to the chute for depositing the articles sidewise in the receptacle, a pocket at the receiving end of the way for receiving the articles from the chute and delivering them upon the way, and means in the way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise while passing along the way, substantially as described.

10. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined chute for receiving the articles from the machine and delivering them endwise therefrom, an inclined way arranged transversely to the chute for depositing the articles sidewise in the receptacle, a pocket at the receiving end of the way for receiving the articles from the chute and delivering them upon the way, means in the way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise while passing alongthe way, and means for feeding the receptacle past the discharge end of the way as the articles are deposited therein, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, an inclined chute for receiving the articles from the machine and delivering them endwise therefrom, an inclined way arranged transversely to the chute for depositing the articles sidewise in the receptacle, a pocketat the receiving end of the way for receiving the articles from the chute and delivering them upon the way, a deflector in said pocket forv deflecting the leading ends of the articles slightly forward as they are delivered thereto, and means in the way for intercepting and positioning the articles sidewise while passing along the way, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, mechanism for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said conducting mechanism extending downwardly into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conducting mechanism as ICC ICC

successive portions of the receptacle are filled substantially as described.

13. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, a conveyer for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said conveyer projecting into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein,'and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conveyer as successive portions of the receptacle are filled substantially as described.

14. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, an inclined way for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said way projecting downwardly into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and means for advancing the articles along the way, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the way as successive portions of the receptacle are filled substantially as described.

15. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, mechanism for conducting the articles delivered from the machine into the receptacle, said conducting mechanism extendin g downwardly into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, a conveyer for conducting the articles delivered from the machine into the receptacle, said conveyer projecting into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

17. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, an inclined way for conducting the articles delivered from the machine into the receptacle, said Way projecting downwardly into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, means for advancing thearticles along the way, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

18. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes and other like articles, of a chute for delivering the articles endwise from the machine, a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end and movable transversely to the chute, means for so moving the receptacle, an endless conveyer also arranged transversely to the chute and projecting downwardly into the receptacle, and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and means for engaging the leading ends of the articles as they are delivered from the chute and arresting their endwise movement, substantially as described.

19. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes and other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, a conveyer, and means Within the receptacle in advance of the conveyer for receiving the articles therefrom and depositing them sidewise in the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening in the receptacle, substantially as described.

20. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes and other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles having an opening in its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, a conveyer, means within the receptacle in advance of the conveyer for receiving the articles from the conveyer and depositing them in the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein, and means for engaging the sides of the articles to effect their deposit sidewise in the receptacle, substantially as described.

21. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, means for moving it, mechanism for conducting the articles into the receptacle, said mechanism comprising a yielding gate for engaging the articles side wise and means for advancing the articles to ward the gate, and side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

22. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of mechanism for delivering the articles endwise therefrom, a receptacle for the articles, and conducting mechanism having a moving conveyer arranged to advance the articles transversely to the delivery mechanism for conducting the articles sidewise to the receptacle, substantially as described.

23. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of mechanism for delivering the articles endwise therefrom, a receptacle for the articles, a moving conveyer arranged to advance the articles transversely to the delivery mechanism for conducting the articles sidewise to the receptacle, and stationary side guides for engaging the ends of the articles, substantially as described.

24. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of mechanism for delivering the articles eudwise therefrom, a receptacle for the articles, conducting mechanism arranged transversely to the delivery mechanism for conducting the articles sidewise to the receptacle, and a pocket IIS at the receiving end of the conducting mechanism provided with a deflector for engaging and guiding forward the leading ends of the articles, substantially as described.

25. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of mechanism for delivering the articles endwise therefrom, a receptacle for the articles movable transversely to the delivery mechanism and having an opening at its rear end, means for advancing the receptacle, and means for conducting the articles sidewise into the receptacle comprising a conveyer also arranged transversely to the delivery mechanism, and means coacting therewith extending into the receptacle and adapted to pass through the rear opening therein substantially' as described.

' 26. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a plurality of receptacles for the articles having openings in their abutting ends, mechanism for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said conducting mechanism extending downwardly into the foremost receptacle and adapted to pass through the openings in the abutting ends of the receptacles and means for moving the receptacles in a uniform direction to advancethe receptacles past the conducting mechanism as successive portions of the receptacles are filled,-.substantially as described.

27. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other, like articles, of a plurality of receptacles for the articles having openings in their abutting ends, mechanism, comprising an endless conveyer, for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said conducting mechanism extending downwardly into the foremost receptacle and adapted to pass through the openings in the abutting ends of the receptacles and means for moving the receptacles in a uniform direction to advance the receptacles past the conducting mechanism as successive portions of the receptacles are filled, substantially as described.

28. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a plurality of receptacles for the articles arranged end to end and removable from the machine and having openings in their abutting ends, an inclined way for receiving the articles from the machine and delivering them into the receptacles, the discharge end pf said way projecting into the foremost receptacle in proximity to the bottom thereof and adapted to pass through the openings in the ends of the receptacles, means for positioning the articles sidewise, and means for moving the receptacles in a uniform direction to advance the receptacles past the discharge end of the way as successive portions of the receptacles are filled, substantially as described.

29. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, mechanism for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said conducting mechanism extending downwardly into the receptacle, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conducting mechanism as successive portions of the receptacle are filled, substantially as described.

30. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, a Way for conducting the articles-delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said way projecting downwardly into the receptacle, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conducting-way as successive portions of the receptacle are filled, substantially as described.

81. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, a way for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said way pro- 1' ectin g downwardly into the receptacle, means for advancing the articles along the way, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conducting-way as successive portions of the receptacle are filled, substantially as described.

32. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, a way for conducting the articles delivered from the machine sidewise into the receptacle, said way projecting downwardly into the receptacle,means for positioning the articles sidewise as they pass to the receptacle, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conducting-way as successive portions of the receptacle are filled, substantially as described.

33. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of a receptacle for the articles, a conveyer projecting into the receptacle and delivering the articles to the receptacle sidewise, and means for moving the receptacle in a uniform direction to advance the receptacle past the conveyer as successive portions of the receptacle are filled, substantially as described.

34. The combination with the cigarette-rod forming and delivering mechanism of a continuous-rod-cigarette machine and cutting mechanism for severing the cigarette-rod into cigarettes, of delivery mechanism arranged to receive the cigarettes from the machine after they are cut from the cigarette-rod and successively advance them sidewise and deliver them uniformly into a packing-receptacle, substantially as described.

35. The combination with the cigarette-rod forming and delivering mechanism of a continuous-rodcigarette machine and cutting mechanism for severing the cigarette-rod in to cigarettes, of a receptacle and packing mechanism arranged to deliver cigarettes into said receptacle in uniform position, and means for delivering cigarettes from the cutting mechanism to the packing mechanism, substantially as described.

36. The combination with a cigarette or similar machine, of a receptacle 37, inclined way 35, gate 39, a conveyer, and traveling apron 46 for feeding said receptacle past the discharge end of the way, substantially as described.

37. The combination with a cigarette or similar machine, of a receptacle 37, inclined way 35, gate 39, a conveyer, guides 54, 55, and traveling apron 46 for feeding said receptacle past the discharge end of the way, substantially as described.

38. The combination with a cigarette or similar machine, of a receptacle 37, chute 36, inclined way 35, deflector 56, gate 39, a conveyer, and traveling apron 46 for feeding said receptacle past the discharge end of the way, substantially as described.

39. The combination with a cigarette or similar machine, of a plurality of receptacles 37 having openings in their abutting ends, chute 36, inclined way 35 adapted to pass through said openings, gate 39, and traveling apron 4,6 for moving said receptacles past the discharge end of the way, substantially as described.

40. The combination with a cigarette or similar machine, of a receptacle 37, chute 36, inclined way 35, curved pocket 34, deflector 56 in said pocket, gate 39, a conveyer, and means for feeding said receptacle past the discharge end of the way, substantially as described.

41. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of delivery mechanism therefor comprising a pair of inclined arms and a conveyer between the arms for advancing the articles downwardly, substantially as described.

42. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of delivery mechanism therefor comprising a pair of inclined arms and a conveyer between the arms for advancing the articles downwardly and guides at the sides of the arms for positioning the articles endwise, substantially as described.

43. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of arms 35 for receiving the cigarettes therefrom, a conveyer between the arms and yielding gate 39, substantially as described.

44. The combination with a machine for making cigarettes or other like articles, of arms 35 for receiving the cigarettes therefrom, belt between them and yielding gate 39 and guides 54, 55 at the sides of the arms 35 substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- DANIEL J. CAMPBELL.

WVitnesses:

EDWARD R. PEEL, Roscoe CoNKLIN- LIVINGSTON. 

